FORMER Villa striker Bobby Thomson wants statisticians to award him a dubious goal he says he was not given - over 46 years ago.

Thomson, who recently turned out for the Villa Old Stars at the ripe old age of 71, scored a hat-trick against Leicester City in an 8-3 mauling at Villa Park in April 1962.

But Thomson is now claiming he should be credited with four of the goals with Foxes defender Len Chalmers having been given the goal in the history books.

Thomson said: “Gordon Banks was in goal and my shot hit Chalmers’ foot on the goal-line and went in. There was no way it was an own goal! I want the historians to have a look.”

Thomson joined the club in 1959 and was a member of Villa’s Second Division and League Cup-winning teams of 1960 and 1961.

He scored on his debut against Sunderland and went on to net 56 league goals in 140 games- although he is now claiming a 57th.

Thomson was delighted with his run-out for the Old Stars: “We won 3-2 in Sutton and Chris Nicholl said I only gave one bad pass- but I had the likes of Gordon Cowans, Des Bremner and Colin Gibson alongside me so they were all protecting me.